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The red flag marks Maatsuyker Island.<\/p><\/div>\n

When I first saw this item on Popular Mechanics<\/a>, I spent a bit of time fantasizing about \u00a0an interference-free half year DXpedition:<\/p>\n

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This Tasmanian Island Will Give Any Couple Willing to Move There a House and Job<\/h3>\n

Depending on how strong your relationship is, this will either sound like a romantic six-month getaway or the plot of The Shining. According to The Telegraph, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service is looking for couples to apply to be caretakers of Maatsuyker Island, a 460-acre island located six miles off the southern coast of Tasmania, for periods from March to September or September to March for the next two years.<\/p>\n

For “safety reasons,” they are actually encouraging couples to apply together if they “can demonstrate they have spent time together in a remote setting,” according to the application.<\/p>\n

So whats’ the catch? If selected, the only time you could leave the island during your six month stay would be a helicopter evacuation in case of an emergency. Otherwise you’ll be completely cut off from the mainland. Did I mention there’s no internet or TV?<\/p>\n

But if you’re okay living on a “sometimes wet and often windswept island” with minimal contact from anyone else, this might be the job for you.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to continue reading the full article at Popular Mechanics.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aerial view of the southern coast of Tasmania. In the background South East Cape, in the foreground the Maatsuyker Islands (Needle Rocks are on the right; just to the left of them is Maatsuyker Island; De Witt is the larger island on the left). Artificial view generated from satellite data. (Source: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

Remember Tristan Da Cunha?<\/h2>\n

This article reminds me of our first Reader Challenge:\u00a0One year, one radio, one (very) remote island<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>where we imagined spending a year on the most remote populated island on earth: Tristan Da Cunha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The responses for this challenge were amazing and diverse<\/a>. \u00a0But Tristan’s population is about 300 people–we’re talking about a Tasmanian island with no population other than you and your spouse!<\/p>\n

Since the Tristan Da Cunha radio challenge, technology has changed quite a bit. I wonder what gear we’d choose in 2017?<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers:<\/strong> Would anyone else jump at the opportunity to live cut off from humanity for six months? What radio gear would you take?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I first saw this item on Popular Mechanics, I spent a bit of time fantasizing about \u00a0an interference-free half year DXpedition: This Tasmanian Island Will Give Any Couple Willing to Move There a House and Job Depending on how strong your relationship is, this will either sound like a romantic six-month getaway or the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,43,1154],"tags":[5886,4126,34,4115],"class_list":["post-23700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-travel","tag-maatsuyker-island","tag-portable-radio","tag-shortwave","tag-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6ag","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9492,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/reminder-radio-challenge-ends-thursday\/","url_meta":{"origin":23700,"position":0},"title":"Reminder: Radio challenge ends Thursday","author":"Thomas","date":"May 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"We've received some brilliant, creative\u00a0entries in the\u00a0Virtual radio challenge:\u00a0your opportunity to piece together the best $200 (US) radio kit you might\u00a0pack for one year on the remote island of Tristan Da Cunha. 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